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UFC boss Dana White unaware of NHL lockout, but says he never like such disputes

Hockey's labour dispute may be big news north of the border, but UFC president Dana White was unaware the NHL was on ice until a reporter asked him about it following UFC 152 Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre.

"I actually didn't even know that," he said.

"It's one of those things I never like to see," he added. "Everybody needs to keep the business rolling—the athletes need to make money, the owners need to keep the stadiums filled.

"It's a partnership, the same thing that it is with us. And I hate to see it. I don't know, I really don't know what to say about it. I don't know enough about it, number one, and number two, I'm not a big fan of it. I think it always sucks. It always ends up hurting the teams and the players because it pisses fans off.

"But I think hockey is such a crazy-ass sport up here, nothing can hurt it. Nothing."